Anger Management

Posted on September 6, 2014 by timlyg

Tim Keller got it where Bill Gothard failed.

In his Proverbs Series sermons on Anger "The healing of Anger", Keller contrasted that to never be angry is a sin; while quick to anger is also sinful.

Proverbs 16:32 - Slow to anger...I supposed James 1:19 is modeled after that verse.

Keller like most reformed expositors, take the scripture and use it to measure our daily lives. Gothard creatively came up with an idea and find scriptural verses to support his ideas. So, it is very different.

Last but not least, a quote from Keller:

"To never be angry, is to never have love for anything."

There's even a command to be angry. Eph 4:6. Some translations water down this a little bit.

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Dramatic photos turned into Christian lies...again

Posted on September 6, 2014 by timlyg

Only the unrepentant ones would do this, despite calling themselves Christians.

A post goes viral online, especially on Facebook, about a "Christian" smiling at the moment of hanging. As if he welcomed death happily as a martyr.

It is obvious, any unsourced article such as this is usually fake. The real character was a murderer (Majid Kavousifar), not a Christian.

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To publicize something like this, is not doing any favor. It is not supporting Christianity, regardless of any good intention. It is a lie and therefore one makes God a liar. It is a serious crime.

"Oh, but I didn't know. I am only sharing what I heard." If one cannot be responsible for a fact one is communicating, it is best not to do that. Otherwise, it' not only irresponsible, but also lazy (do your own homework first).

"Okay, I will post a real true article, but I will remove the source." This is just simply rebellious. It is still manipulating the truth by hiding the truth.

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Classics for Kids: child prodigies

Posted on September 1, 2014 by timlyg

http://www.classicsforkids.com/shows/thisweek.asp

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Marriage Equality

Posted on August 31, 2014 by timlyg

What they call marriage equality I call marriage ambiguity.

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Waiter Rule

Posted on August 31, 2014 by timlyg

There is a saying that "If someone is nice to you but rude to the waiter, they are not a nice person". I've seen a few being mean to waiters while having a upstanding behavior towards friends. That is always a good reminder.

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Why was Peter Rebuked by Jesus?

Posted on August 30, 2014 by timlyg

"Christianity is hard when we try to serve God in man's way instead of serving God in God's way." AW Tozer

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What is sin?

Posted on August 30, 2014 by timlyg

At root, sin is not wrong doing, it is wrong adoring. ~Tony Reinke

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John Lennon's Killer's Parole

Posted on August 29, 2014 by timlyg

Quite a few times he has applied for parole and got rejected. Mark David Chapman, who killed pop star John Lennon, testified how after receiving Jesus he was a changed man. Yoko Ono, wife of Lennon does not seem to have forgiven him. She had requested denial of the previous parole request.

I came across this from Janet's FB posting. She quoted:

"Chapman apologized for the pain he caused Lennon, his family and his millions of fans: 'I am sorry for being such an idiot and choosing the wrong way for glory. I found my peace in Jesus. I know him. He loves me. He has forgiven me.'”

It is all good for the direction Chapman is heading. However, I would be very concern about how Chapman would reconcile with Ono. It is a biblical thing after all. Do not come to the Lord unless you have reconciled with the other. It would taint Christian name should he be set free (on parole) without any communication with Yoko. Simply apologizing in a public setting does not help. Just as Mark Driscoll would really need to confront Mefferd and apologize to her. That is where the sincerity lies.

Personally, I think unless Chapman has personally reconciled with Yoko, he shouldn't think of getting a parole.

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The Good of the Charismatics

Posted on August 28, 2014 by timlyg

One thing I have to agree with Dr. Stephen Chan is that the Charismatics are the only ones doing Christian globalization.

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Steven Arcieri

Posted on August 28, 2014 by timlyg

I believe this is the guy, who talk Michael Keller out of going to a infamous nightclub called LimeLight. Arcieri, according to Kathy Keller in the book interview with Tim Keller in Geneva, was a talent agent for Patrick Stewart and Sigourney Weaver, who used to do all those crazy things at the night club until he became a Christian and was ashamed of it as he convinced Michael.

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